False positive representation to authority

Name(s): 
Deceptive appearances created for show
False front presentation
Potemkin village syndrome
Incidence 
Prince Potemkin in 1787, as governor of Crimea, organized Empress Catherine's tour of the newly-annexed province. He is alleged to have erected false-front villages peopled by actors along her route, to impress her concerning the living standards of the population and their contentment under his rule.
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems